Transactions of the Royal Historical Society · 2002 · 91 citations · 1 references
HumanitiesHistoryComparative MythologyMythologySocial HistoryMaritime HistoryMythological IconographyMaritime History In LiteratureOcean Narratives
Abstract The South Sea Bubble of 1720 looms large in popular depictions of eighteenth-century Britain. But in many respects it is seriously misunderstood. This article begins by exploring mythic `facts' about the events of 1720, but is also concerned to explore why the Bubble was mythologised long after the event. On several levels, therefore, the Bubble has itself been bubbled.
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